Kravenius
Distinguished Member
Hi, I have started to get strange graphical glitches on my desktop (Dell XPS system. never changed anything in it from new.) Even when just idling on the desktop, you can see pixels flicker on, which a screen refresh will get rid of but will soon start to appear then, text when browsing web pages can get distorted but again if you refresh the page goes back to normal but if for example you start scrolling down the page, the text can then become distorted again. It seems to make no difference if it's from a cold start or it has been powered on for hours.
Games bring out the worst of it with major flickering to the point where it becomes unplayable. Video playback seems unaffected however as far as I can tell.
Nothing is overclocked or appears to be overheating. I will have to check the exact graphics card model (in work at the moment) but it is a Radeon about 3 years old.
All I'm really looking for is some knowledgeable advice on whether it is most likely the graphics card that needs replacing or any other likely candidates causing the problem or any way to test for the root cause.
Thank you for any assistance provided.
Games bring out the worst of it with major flickering to the point where it becomes unplayable. Video playback seems unaffected however as far as I can tell.
Nothing is overclocked or appears to be overheating. I will have to check the exact graphics card model (in work at the moment) but it is a Radeon about 3 years old.
All I'm really looking for is some knowledgeable advice on whether it is most likely the graphics card that needs replacing or any other likely candidates causing the problem or any way to test for the root cause.
Thank you for any assistance provided.